HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – Class 6A No. 4 Grissom and rival No. 6 Huntsville had extra incentive in Tuesday night’s volleyball game in Huntsville’s gym. The winner earned the right to host the area tournament in two weeks.

Kristy Bohan had 21 kills as Grissom got the job done 25-21, 25-17, 17-25, 25-22. The Area 14 tournament will be held in Grissom’s gym Oct. 22.

“We get to host the area tournament so this is a big win for us, because this was the deciding factor between first and second,” said Bohan, a senior middle blocker who has verbally committed to Montevallo. “It definitely starts with a pass. When we pass well, our setter has an easier time and we can run our offense.

“And we’ve had a turning point in our season a couple of weeks ago, and since then it’s been an uphill battle. You’re never really satisfied because there’s always one more you can get. So I think we’re going to spend the next couple of weeks trying to get to that next level.”

“We’ve had a little bit of adversity this week but I feel like we did a good job overcoming that adversity and playing through it,” Grissom coach Tanya Broadway said. “We had different people playing in different positions and everybody stepped up their game and compensated for that.”

The Panthers (25-14, 4-2), who lost to in straight sets to Grissom Sept. 23, got 22 kills and seven digs from senior Bri Sandifer. Sarah Gwin Moore had 34 assists and Anna Hahnemann had seven digs. Jamesia Edmond had five kills and four blocks. Rachel Joffrion had five aces.